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Meet Your Hypnotherapist
Hello, my name is Alicia and I'm so glad you're here!
I have been fascinated with how the mind functions since I was young. I started playing with my thoughts when I was 7 years old. First, I practiced layering thoughts, and then I learned to silence my mind.
I moved to Boston to study psychology when I was 18. My classes were all taught from a Western perspective, which I felt lacked a depth of feeling that is vital for understanding human nature. While I appreciate the fight for psychology as a science, we are only just tapping into what Eastern philosophies have believed for many centuries: the mind, body and spirit as an interconnected system. Integrative psychology has fallen to the wayside, but the lack of focus on it does not diminish its validity. Instead, we are simply focused on trying to help people while adhering to strict scientific methods when we are not yet scientifically advanced enough for solid measurements of qualitative data.
Because of this adherence to science, the practice of psychology is considered more of an art. Art is not well supported in today's society and is thus not usually prioritized as a valuable tool or skill for life. Since art is not perceived as valuable, we are not taught how to think. Instead, we are told what to think. When we choose to adhere to what other people have told us to believe, our ability to connect with ourselves - our intuition, our creativity and our unique nature are numbed. We get stuck in a cycle without knowing how to make changes, often like we are not in control. When we learn how to harness our thoughts and re-program our beliefs, we are able to turn everyday life into art of our creation. We find empowerment within and create choice for ourselves once again.
I am here to guide you back to your creativity, joy and health; to help you feel in control of your life again.
My Mission & Qualifications
My Mission
My goal is to help people feel empowered within their lives so they may contribute their natural creativity, innate beauty and rightful joy to society; bringing more health and light into the world as whole.
My Qualifications
I am a Certified Medical Support and Clinical Hypnotherapist, with 400 hours of training (100 of which were dedicated specifically to medical hypnotherapy, taught by Dr. Robert Sapien MD, who has been implementing hypnotherapy into his medical practice for over 20 years, Angela Simmerman-Sierra, who was provided with hypnotherapy to help overcome a vehicle collision with an 18-wheeler alongside her medical treatments and was inspired to share hypnotherapy with the world, and Tim Simmerman-Sierra, who was an EMT for many years before becoming a full-time hypnotherapy instructor.)
I am trained in Integral Hypnotherapy™, a form of hypnotherapy that uses the most effective techniques from hypnosis as well as some NLP techniqures, Gestalt Dialogue, and an emphasis on mind-body connection from ancient wisdom traditions. This combination is powerful beyond typical suggestion therapy due to its integrative approach and quickly delivers transformative, long-term results.
I am a fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy (level 3.) See the requirements for membership here: https://internationalboardofhypnotherapy.com/?page_id=206
(Click the link for qualifications that are not specific to hypnotherapy training: https://aliciaohypnotherapy.godaddysites.com/blog/f/my-professional-experience )